Ergonomic stylus for personal digital assistants

Abstract

An ergonomic stylus for computer touch-screen, including that used in personal digital assistants, with a body consisting of a tip and two or more arms. The arms reflexively assume a spread position when removed from the pen slot of a personal digital assistant to be gripped by the user and to provide the user with a hand position which is more relaxed and ergonomic than with styluses known in the art. When being replaced and being stored in the pen slot, the arms of current invention assume a pinched position so that the current invention fits within the limited confines of the pen slot.

What I claim as my invention:  
     
         1 . A stylus for personal digital assistants comprising: 
 a body;    a tip on said body;    two or more arms on said body.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said arms reflexively assume a spread position when removed from a pen slot of a personal digital assistant and maintain a pinched position when stored in said pen slot.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 one or more phalanges.    
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 one or more grip pads joined to said arms.    
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 one or more stabilizers to assist said arms in maintaining a spread position when the stylus is removed from the pen slot.    
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 a hinge to join each stabilizer to an arm and a mechanism for temporarily attaching the stabilizer to a second arm.    
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the tip is made of a pliable material so that the angle can be adjusted according to the user's preference.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 end pieces joined to the arms.